The Chronicles of Narnia The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
Siblings Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter step through a magical wardrobe and find the land of Narnia. There, the they discover a charming, once peaceful kingdom that has been plunged into eternal winter by the evil White Witch, Jadis. Aided by the wise and magnificent lion, Aslan, the children lead Narnia into a spectacular, climactic battle to be free of the Witch's glacial powers forever.
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The Chronicles of Narnia The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
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Released Year: 2005
Runtime: 143 minutes
Directors: Andrew Adamson
Casts: Jim Broadbent, James McAvoy, Michael Madsen, Liam Neeson, Ray Winstone, Sim Evan-Jones, Rupert Everett, James Cosmo, Kiran Shah, Noah Huntley, Dawn French, Tilda Swinton, Skandar Keynes, Georgie Henley, Anna Popplewell, William Moseley, Philip Steuer, Judy McIntosh, Elizabeth Hawthorne, Patrick Kake, Rachael Henley, Mark Wells, Sophie Winkleman, Cameron Rhodes
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Siblings Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter step through a magical wardrobe and find the land of Narnia. There, the they discover a charming, once peaceful kingdom that has been plunged into eternal winter by the evil White Witch, Jadis. Aided by the wise and magnificent lion, Aslan, the children lead Narnia into a spectacular, climactic battle to be free of the Witch's glacial powers forever.
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The Hollywood Reporter -
What is lightly sketched in the novel, where much is left to the imagination, blossoms into full-blown, richly detailed life in the movie.
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Village Voice -
Robust, engrossing, and surprisingly restrained in saving most of its effects for the grand finale, the first Chronicles of Narnia installment eschews Harry Potter's satanic subtext and "The Lord of the Rings'" Wagnerian cosmology. It may be as close to adult-friendly kid fare as Hollywood will ever get.
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Los Angeles Times -
What's best about it is that it seems real by the logic of childhood - it looks as things SHOULD look, if kids had it their way.
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Dallas Observer -
If you're a fan of C.S. Lewis' Narnia books, all you need to know is this: Disney has done right by The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. It's impossible to imagine it done much better, in fact.
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Variety -
An array of supporting craftspeople pull the viewer into a credible alternative world, even if the film itself is more prosaic than inspiring.
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